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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mary ask a doctor to declare Jane Wilson unfit to travel?
(a) So that Mary can save Jem on her own.
(b) So that Jane won't have to testify at Jem's trial.
(c) So that Mary does not have to travel with Jane.
(d) So that Jane can rest some more.

2. What is the name of Will Wilson's ship?
(a) The Queen Victoria.
(b) The John Cropper.
(c) The Magellan.
(d) The Prince Albert.

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the Carson sisters?
(a) Sophy.
(b) Amy.
(c) Helen.
(d) Emma.

4. What pier does Mary depart from on the boat to take her to the John Cooper?
(a) "Princess' Pier."
(b) "Prince's Pier".
(c) "King's Pier".
(d) "Queen's Pier."

5. What does the young boy that Mary runs into in the street beg her for?
(a) Food.
(b) Water.
(c) Money.
(d) Shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day is Harry Carson murdered?

2. Why would the boat that Mary rode NOT return to the same pier?

3. Who does Jane Wilson blame for Harry Carson's death?

4. What obstacle must Will's ship overcome before sailing out to sea?

5. What word does Mary want to ask Job the meaning of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jem leave Mary to return to Manchester?

2. How does Mary realize that her father is the true murderer?

3. What does Jem ask of Job in the letter he writes him?

4. What lie does Job tell Jane Wilson in Chapter 30?

5. How does Esther hide the truth about her living situation from Mary when she visits her?

6. Why does Margaret tell her grandfather that Mary should be the one to search for Will?

7. What does Charley Jones clarify about the John Cropper sailing out?

8. Who does Jane blame for Jem's arrest?

9. What evidence is there against Jem in the Carson murder case?

10. How does Mary end up going home with one of the sailors?

(see the answer keys)

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